PORTHCAWL

St Tyfodwg’s Church Glynogwr: Tyfodwg’s stands on the uplands of Glamorgan and is situated in the village of Glynogwr on the south side of the A4093, approximately halfway between Blackmill and Gilfach Goch. It is an ancient 12th Century Grade II* listed building, which contains a treasured monument called “Pilgrim Stone” said to be an effigy of St Tyfodwg.

The sad but simple truth is that St Tyfodwg’s is no longer financially viable, the traditional methods of funding by the weekly collection is no longer proving sufficient to meet the needs of the Church.

It is also no longer equipped or designed to cater for the wider range of activities in which the Church of today is involved as part of its wider mission. If it is to thrive it will need to secure new sources of revenue and redefine its space in ways that enable it to function, both now and into the future.

The plans therefore are to create a space that can have a variety of uses in addition to a Christian Place of Worship.

In order to achieve a fund-raising project has begun to install a kitchen and disability toilet together with a meeting area. St Tyfodwg’s role within the local community can be redefined through its provision of vital local services and by being a point of connection that re-establishes it at the Heart of local life.

Coffee Morning: Coffee morning at Christchurch Chapel Corbett Street, Ogmore Vale on Thursday, September 26, with a cake stall, book stall, china and clothes stalls and not forgetting a raffle etc.

It will be from 9.30am10.45am. So why not join them for a coffee and its free admission to. All welcome.

Blackmill Over-50s: Blackmill Over-50s meet at the Local Community Centre on Wednesday evenings at 7pm, always glad to welcome new members.

This is a social gathering and occasionally a trip to the theatre or a meal out is arranged.

Nantymoel Knitters Class: We are members of a Knitting Club who live in Nantymoel.

We meet twice a week at Dinam Close every Tuesday and Friday from 10am-noon.

We are always looking for new members and all our efforts are to make things for charity.

If there is anyone who has any spare wool they do not want, we would be very grateful to receive it. Many thanks from all the knitting club members

Café News: Just would like to which Mandy from Lite Bite Cafe and Rob from the Wyndham Pub all the best in their new ventures of opening Mr Big Bite the new cafe in the high street of Ogmore Vale and hopefully will be opening at the end of July.

Good luck to you both and I hope everyone supports you both. It promises to be like the Lite Bite Cafe – the best food around.

Your News: Please remember to send any news or information to me by 10.30pm on the Wednesday each week.

Email gazette@ ogmore-vale.co.uk or ring 01656 760 640. have returned to school it is hoped by the Newcastle Higher Community Councillors that a School Crossing Patrol Person has been found by the Bridgend County Borough Council and will be taking his or her place as the Penyfai Crossing Patrol Person ,who will help the children and their parents cross the road safely in Heol Eglwys Penyfai ,a report will be given In the next meeting of The Newcastle Higher Community Councillor on September 3rd 2019 in the Penyfai Church in Wales school as more information has come to light about the Court Colman Estate and the mother of William Herbert Clydwyn llewellyn who died in 1952 concerning the field next to the Pheasant Public House and the farm land, Community Councillors and residents who are very concerned about the significant flooding following the recent and continuing heavy rainfall after excavation work done by Pennant Homes and Morgan Stone developers, a report is to be received from the developers for the Newcastle Higher Community Councillors, to try and help residents with their concern of land slip and problems with flooding with the parcel of land, that has historical value with Smyrna Baptist Chapel Penyfai and the Court Colman Estate

Penyfai Fun Day: Penyfai Fun Day on Saturday, September 7 from 1pm - till 5pm in the field next to the Pheasant Public House, all the fun of the fair, Craft and many stalls, Fair Ground rides and lots of fun for every one

1st Penyfai Scout Group: Scout and Guide Hall, Court Coleman Road, Penyfai (except summer):

Beavers (ages 6 to 8), meet Thursdays from 5pm-6.15pm.

Cubs (ages 8 to 10) meet Thursdays from 6.30pm-8pm.

Scouts (ages 10 to 14) meet Thursdays, 6.30pm-8pm.

Call Christine Jordan on 01656 860 831.

Play and Community Playgroup: For families of newcomers to the village of Penyfai with children from two years to four years looking to join a play group, there is the play and community play group held in the Scout hall on Court Coleman Road, Penyfai.

It is open 9.15am-3pm Monday to Friday during term time.

Call 07813 392 464 for more details. Send Your News To: 42 Suffolk Place, Porthcawl, CF36 3EB. 01656 451844 davidn-w@homecall.co.uk

U3A Debates: To round off this year’s Summer Evening talks, the theme of which was local services, Andrew Collier is ‘going National’ on 20th September the series will start with a talk on the British Constitution. Andrew hopes and plans that this will lead to several debates of the sort which were very popular two years ago, perhaps on the role of political parties, mp’s, am’s and the electoral system.

The date and time? Friday, September 20 at 7.15pm. The place? The Y-centre and then ensuing Fridays (details to follow)

Porthcawl Male Choir: This year Porthcawl Male Choir will be holding their Annual Celebrity Concert at The Grand Pavilion on Saturday, September 14 commencing at 7pm and featuring special guests ‘Ida’ to bring a stunning evening of entertainment. Ida is a group consisting of four stunning sopranos who will bring a collection of re-worked operatic arias, chart-topping hits and musical theatre favourites to Porthcawl. Tickets are available from the Box Office or from members of the choir.

Porthcawl Befriending Group: The Porthcawl Befriending Group provides free activities for lonely people and those who want to befriend them. Free tea/coffee while chatting around a table, free bingo and table games, beginners Health and Wellbeing Tai Chi. etc. Members can bring children but regrettably no pets.

Where is this you may ask?. Griffin Park Community Centre in New Road from 11am to 12noon every Wednesday.

Membership is free but numbers are limited. Please contact Angie Reid for more information on 07591 217521

Porthcawl Farmers And Artisans Market - CF36 5DN: The next Farmers Market will be held in Griffin Park Community Hall on Saturday, September 28 between 9.30am and 12.30pm. All the usual stalls selling locally produced food, craft and art will be there and refreshments will be available on the day.

Porthcawl Weekly Table Top Sale : Griffin Park, New Road, Porthcawl CF36 5DF - This is a weekly event held every Friday at Griffin Park Hall in New Road with doors open between 8am and 12noon.

There are always stalls with Books, Games, CD’s, DVD’s and much more. Re- freshments are available on the day and if you want a table to sell things yourself, then tables are available at £5 for the morning. For further information or to book a table contact Jean on 07778 599616.

Porthcawl Museum And Historical Society: There will be a lecture in the YMCA on Tuesday, September 17 at 7pm entitled ‘Edward Swidenbank- a Victorian gentleman with a mystery’. Admission free to members and £1 to newcomers.

Porthcawl Veterans Hub: The Veteran’s Hub offers a NAAFI Break on Saturday mornings in the Wellbeing Centre adjacent to the tennis courts at Griffin Park where veterans can meet with other veterans, raise their problems and get advice.

Nottage Unitatian Chapel: The Unitarian Chapel in Ty Canol Nottage which reputably is the oldest non-conformist cause in the area and dates back to a time before 1789, holds a Friday Club which starts off with a period of meditation between 10.30am and 11am every Friday and then this is followed by Coffee and a Chat which finishes around 12noon. Everyone is welcome.

Let’s Dance: This is what the Hi-Tide in Mackworth Road have called the Charity Night they are presenting in the MARQUEE on Saturday, September 21.

There will be multiAward winning Artists plus a fantastic Support Artist> Tickets are £20 from the Hi-Tide which includes a meal and GTFM 107.9FM Roadshow Disco and all proceeds are going to Alzheimer’s, Ronald McDonald and Sandville S.H. Tickets and more information from the Hi-Tide.

ITSOKTOTALK: I wonder how many of you have seen the van with the ANDYSMANCLUB logo on it and wondered what on earth it was all about?

Andy’s Man Club is a Registered Charity which provides a peer to peer support group for men with the aim of cutting the tragic number of suicides of young men occurring in England and Wales.

This is the biggest killer of men under 45 with 1 man every 2 hours being the figure quoted.

A lot of these cases might be avoided if people only had an opportunity to talk to others who could understand what they were going through, well the opportunity does exist here in Porthcawl with a group meeting in Porthcawl RFC off South Road (CF36 3DA) every Monday evening (Except Bank Holidays). Or check out their website or talk to them on #ITSOKTOTALK

Gilgal Bapist Church Park Avenue: The Members and friends of Gilgal Chapel have been involved for many years with another organisation named The Samaritan’s Purse in providing toys and gifts for ‘Operation Christmas Child’ Shoeboxes with members knitting hats, scarves, puppets and bags etc as well as donating toiletries.

This year however, due to import restrictions sweets and toothpaste can no longer be included amongst the gifts.

Gilgal would like to thank everyone who contributes to this scheme for their efforts and gifts of filled pencil cases and stationery as well as cuddly toys to ensure that every child gets a present to help make their Christmas special.

Anybody who wants to find out more about the scheme should contact Vera on 01656 785948.

Porthcawl RNLI Food and Fashion Fest: After a very successful Festival last year the Porthcawl Branch of the RNLI are again organising a week of events in and around Porthcawl allowing local businesses to showcase their enterprise whilst at the same time raising funds for the RNLI. This year the Food and Fashion Fest is being held between Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 15 in various venues from Pyle Garden Centre, The Prince in Maudlam and various hostelries on the Esplanade in Porthcawl.

For more information look out for posters or contact David Shillaw (Chairman of the Fundraising and Events Group of the RNLI here in Porthcawl) via phone 07802 747171 or email davidshillaw@gmail.com.

Faith In Human Nature: As part of my recent 90th birthday present, I was given two tickets for the Wales England match in Cardiff so that I could take Dan, my youngest son to his first International Test Match. We took our seats early to savour the atmosphere of a match with the ’old enemy’ and I found myself sitting next to a young man who turned out to be an English/New Zealand cross. Charming, genuine and eager to talk- he soon found out my age and we talked about matches in the Stadium and in The Arms Park before that, then I mentioned that my brother and I had taken my father who was in his mid eighties at the time to a match in Llanelli in 1972 when, as someone once said ‘the gods smiled on the Scarlets.’and Llanelli beat the All Blacks 9-3 and the pubs ran dry. I said that it was a day I would never ever forget: at which point he said to Dan. ‘I’ll give you a day to remember and asked for our e-mail address. ’ I’m going to send you two tickets for the Irish game in Cardiff on the 31st–all I ask is that you make a similar gesture in the future when you can afford it to someone you havn’t yet met to give them a memory that they can cherish in their old age’. I can’t say that he vanished in ‘a puff of smoke’; but he did leave before the end –we shook hands and he was gone.

The cynical amongst you, might say ‘scam’but on the way home I received a message on my phone to say that he had bought the tickets and that I would have them on the following Monday. Monday came and so did the tickets. So there are nice people out there and yes we will be there and neither Dan nor I will ever forget Richard and his act of generosity!

A Problem Shared Is A Problem Halved: If any reader, family member or friend suffers from mental distress then there is someone out there to talk to. Just contact the C.A.L.L Helpline and there will be someone to talk to 24/7/52 Call 0800 132 737 or text HELP and your question to 81066.

Porthcawl RFC: Porthcawl RFC have organised a Rugby World Cup Evening for Friday, October 4 when Derek Bevan and Richard Webster will be there to guide us through the event which starts on Friday, September 20.

Tickets at £15 are available from Paul Fielding on 07768 418308 or at the Porthcawl RFC clubhouse on 01656 784242.